My Father's Tragedy

ELED 7 ACTIVITY jJUNE 08,2023
MY FATHER'S
TRAGEDY
CARLOS BOLUSAN
Presented by: Riza D.Deterala

Identify the elements of the
Learning Outcomes story My Father's Tragedy
Explain the effect of human

action that affects their lives in a
particular situation
Apply the lesson learned in the

story in real life situation by
making a reflection paper.
CARLOS BULOSAN
EARLY LIFE AND IMMIGRATION
Bulosan was born to Ilocano parents

in thePhilippines in Binalonan,
Pangasinan. There is considerable
debate around his actual birth
date,as he himself used several
dates, but 1911 is generally
considered the most reliable
answer,based on his baptismal
records. But according to the late
Lorenzo Duyanen Sampayan, his
childhood playmate and nephew,
Carlos was born on November 2,
1913.
Most of his youth was spent in the
countryside as a farmer. It is during
his youth that he and his family were
economically impoverished by the
rich and political elite, which would
become one of the main themes of
his writing. His home town is also the
starting point of his famous semi-
autobiographical novel, America is in
the Heart.
Following the pattern of many
Filipinos during the American colonial
period, he left for America on July 22,
1930 at age 17, in the hope of finding
salvation from the economic
depression of his home.
He never again saw his FAMOUS WORKS
Philippine homeland. Upon
arriving in Seattle, he met with America is in the Heart
racism and was forced to work

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in low paying jobs. He worked
as a farmworker, harvesting The Cry and the Dedication
grapes and asparagus, and
doing other types of hard work My Father's Tragedy
in the fields of California. He

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also worked as a dishwasher
with his brother Lorenzo, in the If You Want To Know What We Are
famous Madonna Inn, in San
Luis Obispo. My Father goes to Court
As a labor organizer and socialist writer, he was blacklisted.
Denied a means to provide for himself, his later years were of
flight and hardship, probably including alcoholism. He died in
Seattle suffering from an advanced stage of broncho pneumonia.
He is buried at Mount Pleasant Cemeter on Queen Anne Hill in
Seattle. Bulosan's works and legacy is heralded in a permanent
exhibition, "The Carlos Bulosan Memorial Exhibit," at the Eastern
Hotel in Seattle's International District. Its centerpiece mural is
titled "Secrets of History"and was created by Eliseo Art Silva
Summary
"My Father's Tragedy" is a story written by Carlos Bulosan. The story is about a
father and his children who grow up cockfighting more than being a family.
Carlos Bulosan is known for his non-fiction stories. His books and poems
bore unsparing witness to the racism and hardships Filipinos encountered in
their adopted home.
Bulosan's parents were peasants who strived hard living from the land. In his
autobiography, Bulosan described his father's losing battle to keep the small
parcel of land that supported their large family, and the setbacks that
continually dashed any hopes for improving their lives. In his vivid portrayal of
his family's poverty, Bulosan captured the forces that ultimately drove him to
seek a better life to the United States.
Summary
The story, written in first person, starts with a situation in which many people
do not have enough food to eat that drives farm-dependent families to
poverty and hunger, including that of the narrator, the son. His mother and
his sister were the only ones who find ways to put enough food on their table.
His father was in a hopeless situation because no matter how much he tried to
retrieve their family from poverty,series of unfortunate events would happen.
After the locusts which destroyed their field was gone, the whole plantation
was burned and they felt that all the things they've worked on was wasted..
Summary
His father focused his attention to his fighting cock hoping for some luck to
save them from poverty. He's constantly exercising his fighting cock and
dreaming his time away. Once, he even teaches his son how to make it
stronger and ready for the fight. Then the father draws up a strategy that will
put the family out of famine. Then in the late afternoon the fight was arranged.
The son and his father went home with some hope. The mother was cooking
something good. The whole family ate happily because they haven't eaten
chicken for a very long time. The father ate more than he usually eat then
asked his wife where he got the white meat because the poultry house in the
village is empty. The wife answered, "Where do you think I got it?".
Then the father walked out of the house with great agony.
Setting
The Setting of the story was on late 80's where locust attack their rice field.
After that they plant their own string beans in that is their way of living.
Characters
Mother- is unnamed throughout the end of the story. She looked after her family and happens to be
always angry to the father because he seems to have no care about what is happening in the family. She
always finds solution to a certain problem.
Father- also unnamed until the end of the story and he is hopeless of finding the solution to the poverty
that his family is going through. He became lazy and his only hope is Burick, his cock.
Son- the narrator. He is always at his father's side, that's why his mother told him that he will be just like
his father in the future.
Burick- the cockfighter and father's only hope to their problems.
Francisca- the couple's daughter who always helps her mother.
Marcela- another daughter of the couple.
Burcio- a strange man who held the cockfighting and convinced father to match Burick in a fight.
Plot
Exposition- The story starts
with a situation where many
people do not have enough
food to eat. Locusts
destroyed rice fields and
there was famine. The family
had setbacks that continually
dashed up any Hope's of
improving their lives.
Plot
Rising Action- The father
focused his attention to
his fighting cock hoping
for some luck to save
them from poverty. He's
constantly exercising his
fighting cock and
dreaming his time away.
Plot
Climax- Father bring
the cock in a cock
fighting and try to
match it with others,
and finally set the
match because of
Burcio.
Plot
Falling Action- After
arranging the fight, father
and son left home with
hopes in their hearts. They
put Burick, the cock In the
pen. Mother was cooking
chicken with bitter melons.
The family had their first
taste of chicken in a long
time.
Plot
Denouement- was when his
father found out, he was
actually eating his own
"Burick". Tragic indeed to
the father who had opened
his mouth upon realizing
what really happens and
who is the chicken that they
are eating.
Theme
My Father's tragedy is story
about bad luck and bad attitude.
Also about a father who doesn't
care about his family he care
more about his cock.
Neglect of responsibilities for his
family.
What kind of man is the father in the story?
Can you consider him as a responsible father?

If you are the mother in the story, would you do the

same? Why or Why not?
If you are the mother in the story, would you do the

same? Why or Why not?
What do you think the best thing that the father should
do in the story instead of gambling?
What morals can you get from the story?
What is your reflection about the story and how will you
apply it in real world situation.
REFERENCES
https://content.lib.washington.edu/exhibits/bulosan/index.html
https://prezi.com/p/booio5nvsms2/my-fathers-tragedy/
http://filipinoliterature.blogspot.com/2021/07/my-fathers-
tragedy.html
THANK
YOU

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ELED 7 ACTIVITY jJUNE 08,2023

Presented by: Riza D.Deterala

Explain the effect of human

Apply the lesson learned in the

Bulosan was born to Ilocano parents

racism and was forced to work

in the fields of California. He

Burick- the cockfighter and father's only hope to their problems.

Francisca- the couple's daughter who always helps her mother.

Marcela- another daughter of the couple.

Can you consider him as a responsible father?

Can you consider him as a responsible father?

If you are the mother in the story, would you do the

Can you consider him as a responsible father?

If you are the mother in the story, would you do the

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